New dramatic TV show "Lights Out" co-stars Bayonne

At least that's what characters in "Lights Out" say in this new FX TV series about boxing that made its debut last night. Where TV viewers are concerned, the statement is not true. We all get to see what happens in Bayonne and it is quite dramatic in this story about a Jersey street guy and boxer in a city that gave the world Chuck Wepner.

Holt McCallany stars in the FX TV show "Lights Out," where his co-star is Bayonne.

'Lights Out" is not only considered a star vehicle for actor Holt McCallany but it gives screen time for his co-star, the Peninsula City.

Bayonne has had brushes with stardom. There were those aliens from another world who did did what Republicans could not, pulverize the south end of Hudson County in the 2005 movie "War of the Worlds," starring Tom Cruise.

The first showing of what appears to be a hit, "Lights Out," has McCallany, as former heavy weight champ Patrick “Lights” Leary, in a locker room after being beaten to a pulp and his wife, actress Catherine McCormack, talks him into quitting the ring. Now it is five years later and the fighter is learning that over time -- in this Tuesday night show -- Bayonne can lose respect for a guy it once revered .

You will probably be able to stream the pilot episode on the Internet in a few days, but in the meantime, learn more at the "Lights Out" website by FX Networks.